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Table 2 Causal effects of serum copper on the risk of epilepsy

From: The impact of serum copper on the risk of epilepsy: a mendelian randomization study

Exposure

Outcome

Methods

SNP (n)

Beta

P value

serum copper

Epilepsy (all documented cases)

MR Egger

7

0.0738

0.2613

Weighted median

0.0352

0.1482

Inverse variance weighted

0.0402

0.0292

serum copper

Generalized epilepsy (all documented cases)

MR Egger

7

0.2107

0.0835

Weighted median

0.1129

0.0082

Inverse variance weighted

0.0704

0.0316

serum copper

Focal epilepsy (all documented cases)

MR Egger

8

0.0440

0.5906

Weighted median

0.0315

0.2695

Inverse variance weighted

0.0264

0.2454

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